fabric

1
as in cloth
a woven or knitted material (as of cotton or nylon) a fabric that is supposed to repel rain while at the same time allowing the wearer's perspiration to escape

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as in structure
the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form you can't expect the fabric of society to survive if you do away with all moral imperatives

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Recent Examples of fabric Because Windex contains ammonia, do not use it to clean fabric, no-wax floors, gas ovens, or metal. Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2025 To tap into the trend, start with a statement floral dress, think airy fabrics, delicate prints, and silhouettes that move with you. Jailynn Taylor, Essence, 27 Mar. 2025 Naturalizer Summer Rhinestone Sandals $85 $40 at Amazon These Naturalizer sandals will dress up your feet with rhinestone accents across the soft fabric upper. Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025 All the walls are angled at 50 to 55 degrees for optimal shedding of both snow and wind, and the sil-poly fabric is said to maintain its tautness better than the sil-nylon common on other tent models. New Atlas, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fabric
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Noun
  • The kit includes the new sweeper, plus wet mopping cloths and the new heavy-duty dry cloths.
    Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Wipe down the exterior surface with a microfiber cloth to minimize water spots and reinstate your Keurig’s newness factor.
    Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • So your suggestions were about altering the structure of the show?
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The structure of the film prior to its (literally) more explosive moments brings revelations that Mendoza and Garland unfold by degrees.
    Fred Schruers, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • During the previous twelve months, a wave of attacks had swept through textile factories across central and northern England.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
  • In warmer months, wood-carvers and textile artisans take turns sharing demonstrations on the front porch of the Colonial-era Revival mansion.
    Leigh Ann Henion, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
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  • This hectic oddness undergirds the conspiracy theories and wild extrapolations that course through the film and provides the rickety intellectual architecture for Dr. J.’s mercenary speculations.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The architecture ensures consistent performance globally while maintaining the censorship resistance that makes Web3 valuable.
    Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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  • The summit is one of the first steps in figuring out how to create a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency, says Campbell Harvey, a professor of finance at Duke University.
    Deepa Shivaram, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
  • People in the crypto space see today's summit as an opportunity to talk about building a regulatory framework for the currency, which didn't happen under the Biden administration.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025

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“Fabric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabric. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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